Instructions for the Pompous Sheep Amigurumi for Baby
little sheep face
With the ecru color and the 2 mm hook, make a magic ring, 1 pc, 6 sc in the ring (6).
Round 2: 2 SC on each round (12)
Round 3: 2 sc, sc in the next, repeat around (18)
Round 4: 2 sc, sc in the next 5, repeat around (21)
Rounds 5-6: sc in each round (21)
Round 7: 2 sc, sc in the next 2, repeat around (28)
Round 8: 2 sc, sc in the next 3, repeat around (35)
Rounds 9-14: sc in each round (35)
Finish off and knit the ends.
Sew the nose and mouth with pink thread. Add safety eyes.
Proceed with the head.
little sheep head
With the white and the E hook, make a magic ring, 1 pc, 10 sc inside the ring (10)
Round 2: sc the first, (silly st, sc) in the next, repeat around (15)
Round 3: sc in the next 2, 2 sc in the next, repeat around (20)
Round 4: sc in the next one, (silly st, sc) in the next one, repeat around (30)
Round 5: sc around (30)
Round 6: (Silly st, sc) in the next, sc in the next, repeat around (45)
Round 7: sc in the next 4, 2 sc in the next, repeat around (54)
Round 8: sc in the next 2, garter st in the next, repeat around (54)
Round 9: sc around (54)
Round 10: Garter st, sc, decrease sc, repeat around until there are 2 sts left to work, Garter st, sc (41)
Round 11: sc around (41)
Round 12: Garter st, sc in the next 2, repeat around (41)
Round 13: sc around (41)
Round 14: Garter st, sc, decrease sc, repeat around, sc in last (31)
Break the thread leaving a long tail to sew
Stuff with polyester and sew the head to the face (sew through the back loops only from row 14 of the face.
Knit the ends.
Little sheep ears (x2)
With 2mm hook and ecru, 8 ch, hdc in the 2nd from hook and through, make 2 hdc in the last st on the round, turn the work to make hdc in each st until the other side of the foundation pc, pr to the first st of the round to join, 2 pc (14)
Round 2: 2 dc in the next 3, 2 sc in the next, 2 sc in the next 6, 2 hdc in the next, 2 dc in the next 2, sc to join, finish leaving a long tail.
Using a makeup brush and cheap blush, gently apply to the inside of the ear, just above loop 1.
Pinch the wide end closed and sew it to the head (the pinched part of the ear should be sewn more or less to the middle of the head)
sheep’s body
With the white and the E hook, make a magic ring, 6 sc in the ring (6)
Round 2: 2 SC on each round (12)
Round 3: (Silly point, sc) in each round (24)
Round 4: sc around (24)
Round 5: (Silly st, sc) in the next, sc in the next, repeat around (36)
Round 6: sc around (36)
Round 7: (Silly st, sc) in the next one, sc in the next 2, repeat around (48)
Round 8: sc around (48)
Round 9: (Silly st, sc) in the next one, sc in the next 2, repeat around (64)
Round 10: sc around (64)
Round 11: Garter st, sc in the next 2, repeat around (64)
Round 12: sc around (64)
Round 13: Garter st, sc in the next 2, repeat around (64)
Round 14: sc around (64)
Round 15: Garter st, sc in the next 2, repeat around (64)
Round 16: Dec, sc in the next 2, repeat around (48)
Round 17: Garter st, sc in the next 2, repeat around (48)
Fill with polyester until the desired firmness is achieved.
Round 18: Dec, next 2 sc, repeat around (36)
Round 19: Dec, next 2 sc, repeat around (27)
Round 20: Dec, sc, repeat around (18)
Round 21: Decrease sc around (9)
Finish leaving a long tail, sew the bottom part closed and weave the ends together.
little sheep legs
With the ecru color and a 2mm hook, make a magic ring, 1 pc, 6 sc inside the ring (6)
Round 2: 2 SC around (12)
Round 3: 2 sc, sc in the next, repeat around (18)
Rows 4-5: sc around (18)
Round 6: Dec, next sc, repeat around (12)
Start adding polyester every few turns from here
Rows 7-19: sc around (12)
Finish leaving a long tail to sew
Lay round 19 flat and close with whip stitch, then sew to round 18 of the body.
Using a small piece of taupe or brown yarn, sew through the magic ring on each leg and go back through round 7 a few times and pull tight (to create a “hoof”). Repeat on the other leg.
little sheep arms
With ecru color and a 2 mm hook, make a magic ring, 1 pc, 6 sc inside the ring (6)
Round 2: 2 SC around (12)
Rows 3-4: sc around (12)
Round 5: Dec, next sc, repeat around (9)
Start adding polyester every few turns from here
Rows 6-18: sc around (9)
Finish leaving a long tail to sew
Lay round 18 flat and close with whip stitch, then sew to round 4 of the body.
